Health and Science Related Organizations,
Associations, and Societies

Academic Health Centers’ Clinical Research Forum – Board-Led Strategic Planning
 
Board-led strategic planning for the Clinical Research Forum (Washington, DC), an organization comprised of the nation’s top academic health centers whose goal is to sustain and expand a cadre of talented, well-trained clinical investigators at all stages of career development, and support nurturing environments and comprehensive research capacities within academic institutions. The mission of the Forum is to provide leadership to the national clinical and translational research enterprise and promote understanding and support for clinical research and its impact on health and health care. CCA worked with Forum leaders to assess the environment and plan for the evolution of this relatively new organization.

American Physiological Society (APS) – Strategic Planning
 
The American Physiological Society (Bethesda, MA) is the premier professional organization representing physiologists and is devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. APS retained Cambridge Concord Associates to help develop a strategic plan that would address the needs of the challenging and changing environment facing physiologists today. The Society wanted to include representatives of its diverse constituencies and allow for input from the Council, Sections, Committees, Trainees, and staff. CCA designed and managed a planning process that provided for both significant input and a focused approach to developing the actual plan.

The Endocrine Society – Strategic Planning
 
Consulting and facilitation support to staff leadership and Governing Council of The Endocrine Society (Chevy Chase, MD) as they developed two strategic plans about five years apart. CCA also worked with the Council to redesign the governance structure and systems, which required the engagement of a wide spectrum of volunteer leaders from around the country. The Endocrine Society is an international body with 13,000 members from over 85 countries. The diverse membership represents medicine, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, immunology, education, industry and allied health. The Society publishes four major peer-reviewed journals about endocrinology and metabolism. Scientific meetings are held each year and focus on the most recent developments in all areas of endocrinology.